Karthik

                                          Present – 2002 

                         Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam

                 Karthik (born seven nov 1980) is Associate in Nursing Indian playback singer. Karthik started his skilled career as a backing player and has since been operating as a playback singer. He has sung in multiple languages together with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi among others. Karthik is understood for his skillfulness within the business that gave him chance to sing a spread of songs. 

Life

                    Karthik developed Associate in Nursing interest in music, early in his life. he's a trained Carnatic music singer and has been coaching since his faculty days. He was a part of a university band and often participated in IIT Madras Fest Saarang. a fanatical fan of A. R. Rahman, Karthik's dream was to fulfill Rahman and sing for him. Playback singer Srinivas, UN agency collaborated typically with Rahman was Karthik's shut friend's full cousin. Srinivas inspired Karthik to appear at singing as a career, that prompted Karthik to resume his singing lessons. One year later, Srinivas suggested Karthik's name to Rahman, UN agency required recent voices for backing vocalists for a song from Pukar. Karthik eventually got the chance and recorded for the song. Having spent over a year being a backing singer, Karthik got his break throughout the re-recording of one a 2 of Ka 4. For the background score, A. R. Rahman needed a high-pitched alap and he eventually selected Karthik to sing the alap. Soon after, Rahman asked him to sing the song "Nendhukittaen" from the screen actor.

                Karthik has sung variety of songs for several musical style administrators, together with A. R. Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja, Vidyasagar, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jeyaraj and Manisharma. Karthik has sung songs in many languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and malayalam. "Ennaku Oru Girlfriend" from the Tamil film Boys was one amongst the largest hits of the year as was "Oru Maalai" (Ghajini; 2005). His songs for Telugu films for Kotha Bangaru Lokam (Nijanga Nenenaa), Happy Days (Arare Arare, Oh My Friend), "Badhulu Tochanai" (Mr.Perfect), "Manase Guvvai" (Naa peru Shiva), "Oh oh My Friend" (Oh My Friend), "Meghama" (Journey), "Yevvaro" (Bodyguard (Telugu)) area unit very hip. His different widespread songs embody "Ava Enna" from the Vaaranam Aayiram (2009), the title track from Unnale Unnale, "Behka" from Ghajini and "Alle Alle" from the South Dravidian film Savaari.

               In 2010, he Panax quinquefolius a track "Behene De", from Hindi film Raavan, that is wide thought of because the biggest song in his career. The track, that toped music charts for several continuous weeks, conjointly received rave vital reviews. Karthik conjointly performed the Tamil and Telugu versions of an equivalent song, titled "Usure Poghudhey" and "Usire Poyene" severally. He conjointly Panax quinquefolius "Adhigora Choodu" within the moving-picture show Mirapakaay.

 Live Performances

                 Karthik performed with guitarist / music director Bennet from Kerala at Ragam 2008, the annual cultural fest of the National Institute of Technology Calicut, on twenty eight March 2008 and Festember 08, the annual cultural fest of National Institute of Technology Trichy. Karthik has sung at the recent Indian Premier League Twenty twenty cricket events control in city. Karthik and Bennet performed at star nine, the ninth foundation week celebration of UST international in Thiruvananthapuram on August twenty two, 2008. He once more performed with Bennet in Thiruvananthapuram as a part of the eleventh foundation week celebrations of UST international. 

                He performed at Pulse 2010, that is annual culture fest of Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET), Hyderabad on March twenty, 2010.

               He performed live concert in Instincts'08, the annual cultural fest of Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar faculty of Engineering (SSN), Chennai.

               He has conjointly performed at the side of Bennet at Techofes, the annual cultural pageant of faculty of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), metropolis and in Mitafest'09, the cultural fest of Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai. He performed in cultural fest of BITS Pilani Hyderabad field on twenty seven March 2010. He conjointly performed at the International Carnival bearing 2010 in VIT University Vellore on seventeen Gregorian calendar month 2010. He has conjointly performed for Annual perform (JASHN'10) of Multi National Company Capgemini Hyderabad in Dec 2010.

               He has enthralled the audience to their tip of their seats at the side of Suchitra in Muscat, Qurum Amphi theatre with over 6000 audience in Gregorian calendar month 2011, the event was well organized by Muscat Tamil Sangam. He has performed in conjunction with Bennet at "RHYTHM", the annual cultural competition of Lal Bahadur Shastry faculty of Engineering Kasargod in Gregorian calendar month, 2010.

             He has performed in conjunction with Bennet at Conjura 10', the annual Technical fest of TKM faculty of Engineering, Kollam in 2010.

             He has performed in conjunction with Padmasree KS Chitra, the Music Concert "Dhwani" union by Kalamandalam, Dar Es Salaam, African country in Gregorian calendar month 2012.

             He has additionally performed in conjunction with Bennet at DHWANI, the annual cultural competition of faculty of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET) in Jan 2012

              He has additionally performed for Annual operate (JASHN'12) of Multi National Company Capgemini Bangalore on four feb 2012.

             He has additionally performed at RAGAM, the cultural competition of National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NITC) in March 2008.

            He has additionally performed at jbit, the cultural competition of jb cluster of Institute of technology & management, Hyderabad (JBIT) in March 2008.

Composing

               He has composed music for a multi lingual Coke promotion (for Rajeev Menon that includes actor Vijay) and aristocrat jewelry advertisements. he's the musician of Vasanthabalan's amount film Aravaan and Srinivas Raga's Okkadine major independent agency Rohith and Nithya Menen in Telugu.

               He has conjointly free associate degree album referred to as "Music I Like". it's supported carnatic ragaas andit's a up to date withstand some documented keerthanas. The Orchestration was done my musician Sai Madhukar. He conjointly performed in Oxford engineering school Bengaluru.

Awards 

Filmfare Awards South :

2010 : Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil) 

2009 : Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil)

2008 : Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Telugu)

2007 : Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Telugu)

2005 : Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Tamil)

Other Awards : 

2010 : Vijay Music Awards Popular Singer Male – Usure Poguthey (Raavanan) 

2010 : Mirchi Music Awards South – Best Male Vocalist of the year – Usure Poguthey (Raavanan)

2010 : Asiavision Awards Best Male Playback Singer (Malayalam)

2009 : Tamil Isaiaruvi Music Awards 2010 – Hasili Fisili (Aadhavan)

2007 : Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Oh, My Friend (Happy Days)

2003 : ITFA Best Male Playback Award – Oru Ooril (Kaakha Kaakha)